# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet (PTP)

> 16,505 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,505 km / 10,255 mi / 8,912 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 222° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → GP
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 15:03 in Melbourne, it's 01:03 in Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet)
- **Elevation difference**: 398 ft (PTP is lower than MEL)

## Airports

### [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne, Australia
- ICAO: YMML
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.670000, 144.840000
- Elevation: 434 ft

### [Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet (PTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptp-pointe-a-pitre-le-raizet-pointe-a-pitre-le-raizet/1ef266df-e004-691a-80f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet, GP
- ICAO: TFFR
- Timezone: America/Guadeloupe
- Coordinates: 16.270000, -61.530000
- Elevation: 36 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:03 in Melbourne, it's 01:03 in Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet (PTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptp-pointe-a-pitre-le-raizet-pointe-a-pitre-le-raizet/1ef266df-e004-691a-80f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)